ALBUM REVIEW: How To Dress Well – The Anteroom

Tom Krell’s new release is a charmingly sophisticated fusion of melancholy and whimsy

By Ikenna Offor
on Tuesday, October 16th, 2018

Domino

Released: 19.10.18

On Tom Krell‘s follow-up to 2016’s Care, ethereal honey-dulcet vocals drift languidly in and out of alluringly brooding electro pop soundscapes, in what can only be described as a charmingly sophisticated fusion of melancholy and whimsy.

Firmly rooted in Krell’s idiosyncratic avant-R&B sensibilities, The Anteroom – an undeniably wondrous kaleidoscope of abstract lyricism, psychedelic grooves and shimmering synth textures – is a sexy, glitchy (in a good way) and deeply personal reflection of the cosmic isolation that accompanied his relocation from New York to Los Angeles.